Vipont, Elfrida, 1902-1992

Elfrida Vipont Foulds was a writer of children's books, a lecturer on writing children's books and on Quaker history, and the head of the Quaker Evacuation School for young children during WWII. Writing under the names Elfrida Vipont and Charles Vipont, she was the recipient of the Carnegie Medal from the British Library Association (1951), Book World's Children' Honor Book (1970), and an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Earlham College (1984).

From the description of Elfirda Vipont papers, 1950-1977. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301568

Elfrida Vipont was born in Manchester, England, on July 3, 1902. She married Robinson Percy Foulds on April 21, 1926. In addition to writing children's books, she was a lecturer on writing for children and on Quaker history. During World War II she was the head of Quaker Evacuation School for young children. As a writer she mainly focused on fiction for children and young people. However, she also wrote biography, history, and books about religion and, occasionally, music. She died in 1992. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, Vol. 52, p. 49-52.

From the guide to the Elfrida Vipont Foulds Papers, 1950-1977, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])